Concerns mount over Thad Cochran's health

By ANNA PALMER and BURGESS EVERETT 10/13/2017 05:17 AM EDT

Republicans are worried about Thad Cochran.

The Mississippi senator has been recovering the past several weeks from a urological procedure. And concern is growing on and off Capitol Hill over whether the 79-year-old lawmaker will return to work on Monday when the Senate comes back from recess — not to mention how long he'll be able to continue leading a high-profile committee or even remain in the Senate.

Multiple sources close to the senator said his staff and allies have received limited information from his family about his health status, further fueling questions about his future.

Cochran's office maintains that the Mississippi Republican will return next week as planned, and Senate Republican aides said they expect him back as well. But several K Street sources and Cochran allies said he's unlikely to be back next week. Multiple sources said there's increasing worry his absence could stretch through the end of the year.

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